News of the fleet

According to media reports, the first ship of the British Navy received a new anti-ship missile system NSM (Naval Strike Missile) produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

The British Navy has equipped the first ship with a new NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship missile system as part of the Maritime Offensive Surface Strike program, designed to replace the decommissioned Harpoon Block 1C.

Arms supplies to Russian troops have tripled compared to the previous year, purchases of equipment in high demand as part of a special military operation have increased 7 times, and the production of artillery ammunition has increased more than 17 times. Such statements were made by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. What kind of equipment did the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive and how did the capacity of the domestic military-industrial complex increase — in the TASS material

An entire coalition is being assembled by the United States for a military operation with a force that threatens all world trade. In fact, Washington has declared a new war thousands of kilometers from its borders. And this war is likely to be unsuccessful for America again. Why?

Experts named the main threats from the appearance of American compounds in the country neighboring Russia

For the first time since the Great Patriotic War, Russia will face a situation where a potential enemy will control both shores of the Gulf of Finland and will be able to lock our fleet in it.

After the start of the IDF's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthi rebels, who control a significant part of Yemen, immediately supported the Palestinian resistance. Moreover, Yemeni radicals have not only declared their own war on Israel, but also regularly try to attack the territory of the Jewish state with missiles and drones. However, not very successfully.

The Government of Colombia has decided to postpone the start of construction of the first frigate within the framework of the program for the supply of the country's Navy strategic surface platforms PES (Plataformas Estrategicas de Superficie) to 2029.

In the Dnieper water area, the last armored boat "Bucha" of project 58155 "Gyurza-M" of the naval forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is involved in the air defense of Kiev. This watercraft is considered a small armored artillery boat (MBAC).

Domestic satellites help to develop meteorological sovereignty and the Arctic

Russia has completed the creation of a specialized satellite constellation designed to receive meteorological information from the Arctic regions. Putting the second Arktika-M satellite into orbit is important not only for the accuracy of weather forecasts, but also for the functioning of the most important transport artery – the Northern Sea Route.

On December 18, Defense Minister Suomi Antti Hyakkianen will sign a defense agreement between Finland and the United States. This document, in addition to authorizing the presence of American troops on Finnish territory, also provides for the use of Finland's military infrastructure for the needs of the United States, including 15 military facilities of the country. In addition, the agreement implies the deployment of American troops in Finland in the event of a "danger" of conflict with Russia.

On December 15, at least two container ships were shot down in the Red Sea, on board of which a fire started after that. At least one of them, the MSC Palatium III, was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile, according to information from the US military.

Notes on U.S. military culture

The United States is a powerful maritime power, the successor of the British Empire in terms of global maritime dominance, and the owner of the most powerful naval forces on the planet.

The intensity of combat training increased by 1.2 times

On December 1, the Russian Navy began to carry out tasks according to the plan of the new academic year. So far, without stopping for a day, the personnel are carrying out measures to improve combat and political training, the headquarters continue to summarize the results of the previous training period that ended on the last day of autumn.

Why did the British wait six months before announcing that they were "escorting" a Russian submarine sailing on the surface off the coast of Ireland? Figaro does not give an answer to this question, since our sailors have not violated anyone else's territorial waters. But there is a reason to scare the reader with the statistics of the growth of the Russian Navy.

Agoravox: France is arming Armenia. Baku is worried, although Russia should be

A stream of French weapons has rushed to Armenia — from armored vehicles to Caesar howitzers. Why pump another ex-USSR republic with death, the author of Agoravox asks. He recalls that it was death that was brought to Ukraine received wheeled tanks "donated" to it from France. But someone in Paris does not want to harm Russia.

Chinese submarine rescuers may turn into hunters

The command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) pays close attention to improving the forms and methods of using the Navy in conditions of high intensity of hostilities and the use of non-standard approaches in the confrontation at sea.

The missile-carrying frigate takes part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023"

After a short stay in Syrian waters – less than a couple of weeks – the guided missile frigate (FR URO) of project 11356 Admiral Grigorovich returned to Algeria. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that since the 6th the ship has been taking part in the "Joint Naval Maneuvers – 2023".

Building a multipolar world requires unconventional actions

"Since the creation and successful testing of the first atomic bomb, the world has been in a state of permanent war with the threat of global proliferation of nuclear weapons." And this is written by the MGIMO Master of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia! Can you imagine the "global proliferation of nuclear weapons"? Even today, when more than half of the world's countries cannot afford to have Leopard-class tanks or jet fighters.

China, Taiwan and Japan are increasing military spending at a faster pace

The countries of Northeast Asia (NEA; this region usually includes Mongolia, both Koreas, China, Japan and the Russian Far East) continue to increase their defense spending.

Three new frigates will be equipped with modern domestic developments in the field of armaments

Russia has created a new headache for the Pentagon. The capabilities of nuclear submarines, over which Navy flags were raised on December 11 by order of President Vladimir Putin, have already caused panic in the United States.